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Zemeni has X consonants, 5 vowels and 2 glides.
Zemeni has 25 consonants, 5 vowels and 2 glides.


== Standard Romanization ==
== Standard Romanization ==
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| b
| b
| '''b'''ath
| '''b'''ath
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| '''ch'''
| tʃ
| wa'''tch'''
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| '''d'''og
| '''d'''og
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| '''dy'''
| dj
| '''d'''ew (''British English'')
| Always pronounced with a '''y''' sound following, unlike American pronunciations with {{wl|yod-dropping}}.
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| '''dz'''
| '''dz'''
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| a'''dz'''e
| a'''dz'''e
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| '''dzy'''
| dzj
| a'''dds y'''ou
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| '''e'''
| '''e'''
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| x
| x
| lo'''ch''' (''Scottish English'')
| lo'''ch''' (''Scottish English'')
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| '''ky'''
| kj
| s'''k'''ew
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| '''ry'''
| '''ry'''
| ɾj
| ɾʲ
| me'''di'''um
| me'''di'''um
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| '''s'''
| '''s'''
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|  
|-
|-
| '''sy'''
| '''sh'''
| sj
| ʃ
| '''s'''ue (''British English'')
| '''sh'''eep
| Always pronounced with a '''y''' sound following, unlike American pronunciations with {{wl|yod-dropping}}.
|  
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| '''t'''
| '''t'''
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| pi'''ts'''
| pi'''ts'''
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| '''tsy'''
| tsj
| pi'''ts y'''ou
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| '''ty'''
| tj
| s'''t'''ew (''British English'')
| Always pronounced with a '''y''' sound following, unlike American pronunciations with {{wl|yod-dropping}}.
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| '''u'''
| '''u'''
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| '''zy'''
| '''zh'''
| zj
| ʒ
| bu'''zz y'''ou
| ca'''s'''ual
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'''Notes''':
'''Notes''':
* ''Geminates'': To pronounce a geminate consonant, simply pronounce it twice. They are written by doubling the consonant letter. In the case of digraphs, only the first letter of the digraph is doubled.
* ''Geminates'': To pronounce a geminate consonant, simply pronounce it twice. They are written by doubling the consonant letter. In the case of digraphs, only the first letter of the digraph is doubled.
* ''Stress'': When stress is not penultimate, it is marked with an acute accent over the stressed vowel.


== Phonetics ==
== Phonetics ==
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=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===


Zemeni has X phonemic consonants and 2 phonemic glides.
Zemeni has 25 phonemic consonants and 2 phonemic glides:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2 |
! Labial !! Alveolar !! Post-alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
! colspan=2 | Nasal
| m || n ||  || ny [ɲ] || (ng [ŋ]) ||
|-
! rowspan=2 | Stop !! <small>voiceless</small>
| p || t ||  ||  || k ||
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| b || d ||  ||  || g ||
|-
! rowspan=2 | Affricate !! <small>voiceless</small>
|  || ts || ch [tʃ] || ||
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|  || dz || j [dʒ] ||  ||  ||
|-
! rowspan=2 | Fricative !! <small>voiceless</small>
| f || s || sh [ʃ] ||  || kh [x] || h
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| v || z || zh [ʒ] ||  ||  ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Approximant
| w ||  ||  || y [j] ||  ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral
|  || l ||  || ly [ʎ] ||  ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Tap
|  || r [ɾ] ||  || ry [ɾʲ] ||  ||
|}


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
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|  
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=== Stress ===
Zemeni words are generally stressed on their penultimate syllable.


[[Category:Pronunciation by language]]
[[Category:Pronunciation by language]]
[[Category:Zemeni language|Pronunciation]]
[[Category:Zemeni language|Pronunciation]]

Revision as of 12:52, 22 August 2024

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Zemeni has 25 consonants, 5 vowels and 2 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a a father
b b bath
ch tʃ watch
d d dog
dz dz adze
e e bait
f f food
g ɡ good
h h ham
i i machine
j dʒ jog
k k skill
kh x loch (Scottish English)
l l left
ly ʎ million
m m man
n n no Assimilates to a following velar consonant.
ny ɲ onion
o o moat
p p span
r ɾ battle
ry ɾʲ medium
s s see
sh ʃ sheep
t t stop
ts ts pits
u u rude
v v voice
w w wet
y j young
z z zone
zh ʒ casual

Notes:

  • Geminates: To pronounce a geminate consonant, simply pronounce it twice. They are written by doubling the consonant letter. In the case of digraphs, only the first letter of the digraph is doubled.
  • Stress: When stress is not penultimate, it is marked with an acute accent over the stressed vowel.

Phonetics

Consonants

Zemeni has 25 phonemic consonants and 2 phonemic glides:

Labial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ny [ɲ] (ng [ŋ])
Stop voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Affricate voiceless ts ch [tʃ]
voiced dz j [dʒ]
Fricative voiceless f s sh [ʃ] kh [x] h
voiced v z zh [ʒ]
Approximant w y [j]
Lateral l ly [ʎ]
Tap r [ɾ] ry [ɾʲ]

Vowels

Zemeni has five phonemic vowels:

Front Mid Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Stress

Zemeni words are generally stressed on their penultimate syllable.

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